Overchurch Junior School
Academy sponsor led in Wirral, Wirral.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 352 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 412 |
| Free school meals | 28.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Address | 54 Moreton Road, Upton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 4NS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.overchurch-junior.wirral.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01516774150 |
| URN | 150120 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 20 October 2021, published 30 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Overchurch Junior School, URN 105056).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Overchurch Infant School (primary school, about 0.0 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Chapelhill Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Manor Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Brookdale Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.